FBI warns voters about fabricated videos aimed at Election Day deception

The FBI is warning voters on Tuesday about attempted deception in the 2024 election, saying that the agency has been impersonated in at least two fabricated videos aimed at shaking Americans’ confidence in the political process.

In one case, the bureau said in a Nov. 5 press release, the FBI’s name and insignia were used for a fake news clip that purported to be a terrorist warning from the agency.

“The fabricated news clip reports falsely that the FBI purportedly stated that Americans should ‘vote remotely’ due to a high terror threat at polling stations,” the FBI wrote. “This video is not authentic and does not accurately represent the current threat posture or polling location safety.”

Another bogus video claiming to be from the agency alleged that the management of five prisons in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona “rigged inmate voting and colluded with a political party,” the FBI said.

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